I'm torn. Rentals or Owner-financing?

[Tim Ball]

I am sure there are many pros and cons to both being a landlord and doing owner finance deals.  Should I do them both?  What are the advantages/disadvantages of one strategy over the other strategy? Here are my thoughts.  Tell me what you think.

Landlord Pros:  cash flow, passive income, building your networth, building for retirement, you don't lose any equity

Landlord Cons: dealing with tenants, breakdowns, repairs, evictions and vacancy

Owner-finance Pros: cash flow, don't have to deal with tenants and repairs

Owner-finance Cons: lose equity, possible foreclosures, possibly need to fix up the house more than you anticipated because former owner did not take care of the place at all.

What else am I missing in these lists?  Trying to find out which is the best strategy or should I implement both? I would love to your thoughts.  Thank you.

[Arlan Potter]

I have acquaintances that like owner financing. I have done a couple, worked well when I got a large down payment. Not good when took small down payments. I now do not want to owner finance, I want to keep what I have. You just have to determine your end game. If it's to keep buying and selling, then you can get a premium for your sales.